Ragging The Baby To Sleep.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. July 2000.

Night has fallen, lights are low,
Shadows they creep, Baby's asleep,

All at once there comes a squall,
The baby has started to bawl.

Wifie has said, "Jim, leave the bed,
Tootsie has wakened," So once more,

You take baby in your arms,
You hum while you walk the floor.

That rag~time walk with baby, baby, baby,
You rock and rock with baby.

Like someone older,
rests her head upon your shoulder.

You don't have to change the baby's lullaby,
She won't cry, don't you try,

Eyes your rubbing,
Toes your stubbing,
Ragging the baby to sleep.

That rag~time walk with baby, baby, baby,
You rock and rock with baby.

Like someone older,
rests her head upon your shoulder.

You don't have to change the baby's lullaby,
She won't cry, don't you try,

Eyes your rubbing,
Toes your stubbing,
Ragging the baby to sleep.

Broke the bottle filled with milk,
You're feeling bad that makes you mad;

Then the baby starts to weep,
How will you get her to sleep?

You hum and croon, an old~fashioned tune,
Just then a thought seems to strike you,

You know now what baby wants,
She has the rag~time craze too.

That rag~time walk with baby, baby, baby,
You rock and rock with baby.

Like someone older,
rests her head upon your shoulder.

You don't have to change the baby's lullaby,
She won't cry, don't you try,

Eyes your rubbing,
Toes your stubbing,
Ragging the baby to sleep.

That rag~time walk with baby, baby, baby,
You rock and rock with baby.

Like someone older,
rests her head upon your shoulder.

You don't have to change the baby's lullaby,
She won't cry, don't you try,

Eyes your rubbing,
Toes your stubbing,
Ragging the baby to sleep.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano1
piano2
Ragging The Baby To Sleep
1912
Music by Lewis F Muir
Words by L Wolfe Gilbert
MIDI
From time immemorial babies have had to be lulled
to sleep; reading aloud, lullabies, and
today a large percentage of children have TV
in their bedrooms. I can think of no finer endeavour
than falling asleep to one of these fine old tunes. Doug Grierson
and myself are of the 'don't point that child at me, madam
persuasion' - although I think I saw him holding a baby once.....
I never discovered her name though..... ;-)
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London Uk
Karaoke
by
Bunty Pritchard Jones
Ragging the baby to Sleep 1912 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 15 July 2000

Ragging The Baby To Sleep 1912 Music: Lewis F Muir - Words: L Wolfe Gilbert